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The Cure - Greatest Hits

The Cure - Greatest Hits

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Artist: The Cure
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 99 reviews
Sales Rank: 707

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4

MPN: 62726
UPC: 075596272629
EAN: 0075596272629
ASIN: B00005R09Z

Release Date: November 13, 2001
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Tracks:

  • Boys Don't Cry
  • A Forest
  • Let's Go To Bed
  • The Walk
  • The Lovecats
  • Inbetween Days
  • Close To Me
  • Why Can't I Be You?
  • Just Like Heaven
  • Lullaby
  • Lovesong
  • Never Enough
  • High
  • Friday I'm In Love
  • Mint Car
  • Wrong Number
  • Cut Here
  • Just Say Yes

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
As Greatest Hits--and particularly the busking pavement jazz of "Lovecats"--reminds us, the best Cure singles were very often tangential exercises; they offered a goth-free playtime divergence from some of the weightier studiousness of those early albums. Or, as smudged frontman Robert Smith says of this 18-track collection, "Songs that are sung with a smile." This wasn't always true--witness the refrigerated fogginess of the classic "A Forest," the Blair Witch Project of its day. What this compilation does is focus attention on the Cure's perennial unpredictability--the breathless claustrophobia of "Close to Me," the New Order-lite of "The Walk," the brass- section embellished thrust of "Why Can't I Be You." Oddly, chart-wise, the Cure's lost weekend began immediately after "Friday I'm in Love," their most ebullient melodic moment and the ultimate "clocking-off to kick those heels" anthem. But at least the inclusion of two new songs, "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes" (with Saffron from Republica), indicate that the Cure remain a healthy, ongoing concern. --Kevin Maidment


Customer Reviews:   Read 94 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Great songs   June 10, 2008
The Cure are a unique band with some very memorable songs. This is interesting because Robert Smith chose the tracks himself, and artists are often the biggest critics of their own work. He has chosen well and if you're a Cure fan, it's a very nostalgic listen. It just goes to show what great songwriters they are.


4 out of 5 stars The Cure's Greatest hits   December 18, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Unlike some greatest hits album, this is a certifiable jewel. The classics keep coming at the listener from #1 until the end of the record. I'd rate this a 9/10 and have since purchased a second copy for my girl friend's car as well. I enjoyed this music the greatest when sipping on wine with the lights low and candles lit. A must buy for any Cure fan!


5 out of 5 stars Love it.   October 22, 2007
I only bought this Cd because I wanted Boys Don't Cry, Friday I'm in LoveMint Car, Lovesong, and The Lovecats, I never really listened to the other songs before, expect for some that are on the Boys Don't Cry album and their Disintegration album. But I started listening to the entire CD, and now I love it! All the songs are amazing!


5 out of 5 stars The real reason to get this CD is...   September 24, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

...the fact all of the songs on this particular greatest hits album are remastered. Yes there have been several greatest hits albums before, but none sound like this. I have compared the CDs I have back to back with this one and as good as the originals (and other hit compilations) sound there is night and day difference. Even the album Galore is not as clean and crisp as this one, albeit just a small difference between the two. I know it sucks for those of you who already have the songs, but then again if you want the best of the best mastering you have to buy this CD.

For those of you who do not have a lot of Cure music this is the CD to get. You get (of course) all of the hits in what's currently the best reproduction possible. If you're a diehard fan and want some of those classics to stand out on your stereo you might want to go ahead and swallow that pride and get the CD. It's worth checking out.



4 out of 5 stars Classic Songs from a classic band   September 6, 2007
Clasic songs of The Cure. If you are not a big fan of The Cure (if you're a fan, you probably have the original albums)or if you don't know this band, buy this CD.

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